Turtle Rock Studios
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Turtle Rock Studios is a video game developer
founded in March 2002 by Michael Booth, later acquired by Valve Corporation
. Turtle Rock Studios is involved in the creation of original titles as well as the provision of consulting services to the digital entertainment industry.
Turtle Rock Studios is best known for their work on Valve Corporation
's Counter-Strike
and Left 4 Dead
franchises. Works included:
On November 20 2006, Turtle Rock Studios announced Left 4 Dead
, a co-operative multiplayer action game. The game was built atop the most advanced version of the Source Engine
available at the time and introduced version 2 of Turtle Rock's AI
technology, which had since been updated from the AI used for the bots in Condition Zero. The game released on Microsoft Windows
and the Xbox 360
in November 2008.
On 10 January 2008, Valve Corporation
announced that they had acquired Turtle Rock Studios. Valve took control of development since then.
Later in 2008 Valve shut down Turtle Rock Studios and let all the personnel relocate to Seattle to join them if they wanted to. In 2009 Turtle Rock Studios was reopened, with Valve's blessings, by Chris Ashton and Phil Robb.
On 3 June 2009, Doug Lombardi of Valve Corporation confirmed that the studio was no longer operating as Valve South some time after the release of Left 4 Dead
.
On 5 February 2010, Turtle Rock Studios put up a new website declaring they have reformed and are once again working on video games.
On 2 June 2010, Turtle Rock Studios announced the formation of a new division in Turtle Rock called Turtle Rock Garage, a small division based solely on casual games.
On 22 September 2010, Digital Development Management announced they are representing Turtle Rock Studios to find publishers for their games.
On 9 February 2011, Turtle Rock Studios announced they have begun aggressive hiring for their next major title.
On 26 May 2011, THQ
announced they would be publishing Turtle Rock's next major title.
On 10 June 2011, THQ described Turtle Rock's next title as 'Wild'. THQ core game boss Danny Bilson
confirmed that a full reveal of the shooter is due this year.
On 20 October 2011, Turtle Rock confirmed that their next title will be powered by CryEngine 3
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
founded in March 2002 by Michael Booth, later acquired by Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue, Washington, United States...
. Turtle Rock Studios is involved in the creation of original titles as well as the provision of consulting services to the digital entertainment industry.
Turtle Rock Studios is best known for their work on Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue, Washington, United States...
's Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation which originated from a Half-Life modification by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe...
and Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X...
franchises. Works included:
- An XboxXboxThe Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
port of Counter-StrikeCounter-StrikeCounter-Strike is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation which originated from a Half-Life modification by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe... - Counter-Strike: Condition ZeroCounter-Strike: Condition ZeroCounter-Strike: Condition Zero is a multiplayer video game and the follow-up to Counter-Strike. The game was released in 2004 using the GoldSrc Half-Life engine. CS:CZ features a multiplayer mode, which features updated character models, textures, maps and other graphical tweaks...
, including the Official Counter-Strike bot - Various maps for Counter-Strike: SourceCounter-Strike: SourceCounter-Strike: Source is an FPS video game developed by Valve Corporation. It is a complete remake of Counter-Strike using the Source game engine. As in the original, Counter-Strike: Source pits a team of counter-terrorists against a team of terrorists in a series of rounds...
- Left 4 DeadLeft 4 DeadLeft 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X...
- Left 4 Dead 1 DLC: The Lighthouse & Crash Course
- Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 DLC: The Sacrifice
On November 20 2006, Turtle Rock Studios announced Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X...
, a co-operative multiplayer action game. The game was built atop the most advanced version of the Source Engine
Source engine
Source is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. It debuted in June 2004 with Counter-Strike: Source and shortly thereafter Half-Life 2, and has been in active development ever since...
available at the time and introduced version 2 of Turtle Rock's AI
Ai
AI, A.I., Ai, or ai may refer to:- Computers :* Artificial intelligence, a branch of computer science* Ad impression, in online advertising* .ai, the ISO Internet 2-letter country code for Anguilla...
technology, which had since been updated from the AI used for the bots in Condition Zero. The game released on Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
in November 2008.
On 10 January 2008, Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue, Washington, United States...
announced that they had acquired Turtle Rock Studios. Valve took control of development since then.
Later in 2008 Valve shut down Turtle Rock Studios and let all the personnel relocate to Seattle to join them if they wanted to. In 2009 Turtle Rock Studios was reopened, with Valve's blessings, by Chris Ashton and Phil Robb.
On 3 June 2009, Doug Lombardi of Valve Corporation confirmed that the studio was no longer operating as Valve South some time after the release of Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X...
.
On 5 February 2010, Turtle Rock Studios put up a new website declaring they have reformed and are once again working on video games.
On 2 June 2010, Turtle Rock Studios announced the formation of a new division in Turtle Rock called Turtle Rock Garage, a small division based solely on casual games.
On 22 September 2010, Digital Development Management announced they are representing Turtle Rock Studios to find publishers for their games.
On 9 February 2011, Turtle Rock Studios announced they have begun aggressive hiring for their next major title.
On 26 May 2011, THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...
announced they would be publishing Turtle Rock's next major title.
On 10 June 2011, THQ described Turtle Rock's next title as 'Wild'. THQ core game boss Danny Bilson
Danny Bilson
Daniel "Danny" Bilson is an American writer, director, and producer of movies, television, videogames, and comic books. With his writing partner Paul DeMeo, Danny Bilson wrote the movie The Rocketeer , the video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing , the television series The Sentinel ,...
confirmed that a full reveal of the shooter is due this year.
On 20 October 2011, Turtle Rock confirmed that their next title will be powered by CryEngine 3